Hydrotalcite catalysis: heterogeneous epoxidation of olefins using hydrogen peroxide in the presence of nitriles

Abstract

The layered hydrotalcite, Mg₁₀Al₂(OH)₂₄CO₃, acts as an efficient base catalyst for the epoxidation of various olefins using hydrogen peroxide in the presence of benzonitrile and with MeOH as solvent.

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